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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Have an hour and a half to kill? Then check out this new podcast interview of me on Gregg Schigiel's Stuff Said! Actually, why don't you just put it on in the background while you're doing some other mindless task.

Gregg's an old colleague of mine from our Marvel days, when I used to color Hulk stuff. More recently, I see him every year at Comic-Con, where he sells his original art and his Pix comic in Artist's Alley. He also hosts Stuff Said on the side, recording conversations with notable comics pros...and me! He came by my studio the week before the Big Con last month, and we recorded for about 2 hours, chatting about my early Marvel years, the rise of digital coloring, mentors like Klaus Janson and Archie Goodwin, the creation of Weasel Guy, Power Pack, self-publishing, working for Tokyopop, and much, much more. I dare say our chat is mildly entertaining! And thankfully, he's edited it down to about 1 hour, 20 minutes, plus a few bonus tracks.
Other "special features" include some art that I just sent Gregg today... Including the REALLY old stuff from my high school days, when I first created Weasel Guy and started my career as a 16 year-old intern at Marvel. Yes, it's been a walk down memory lane...
Here are some slideshows of some of my earliest surviving work! NOTE:these are NOT my current portfolio samples!!!
First, from my high school days, when I formed the publishing imprint, PATHETIC COMICS...(don't ask)...

That's right, next year Weasel Guy will be turning 30!
In 1996, I revamped Weasel Guy for a new web-based series that never took off, but two years later in 1998, he finally hit the big time when Weasel Guy was published by Hyperwerks and Image Comics...

Gregg and I also discussed some of the penciling work that I did for Marvel in the early 90s (he's a big Power Pack fan). Here's a sample of that old stuff...

Did I mention that this is NOT my most recent work?
Fun to look at though. For more context, I encourage you to listen to the podcast, and bookmark Stuff Said. Gregg has some real gems up on his site, and he's a terrific, thoughtful host. It was a blast. Thanks, Gregg!